There is a vast chasm between "the possibility of life on other planets" and "they're here."
L they have said is what we all know. The universe is hugh. There is bound to be other life out there.
Their statement doesn't confirm anything but the agreed upon possibility of others . It certainly doesn't say "oh boy they're here" or that they are
coming.

Of course your post will go largely undiscussed or even considered. Your turning the lights on and this game is better played in the dark. Anything
that goes against their belief is either ignored or challenged viciously.

originally posted by: bluetrees
The pope must acknowledge proof of alien life and somehow work it into the religion.
It's an intelligent business move

The moment alien life is discovered, the religion becomes obsolete.

Corporate survival is to make sure you cover all angles as much as possible to stay relevant.

Hence , i think for the same reasons we are going to see down the road that many religions well fully embrace homosexuality , as it becomes more
acceptable by society.

Unfortunately, they will do it slowly enough to condition the masses that they will not see that their silly believes are not based on any GOD , but
man in the pursuit of profit and control. Go back and look at just about any religion and see how they have adapted in their morality to stay relevant
and survive. You wouldn't compromise when you really believe something was dictated by GOD.

Still this is the first thing out of your mouth in regards to Catholics and the Vatican in gener and the church is way more than that. How many people
have been helped by Catholic charities ? How many people have been shown how to raise needed food. How many have been provided clean drinking water.
The Catholic church no matter if you believe in God or not certainly lives the message to love thy neighbor as thyself and for that alone they get
cudos. To take an issue of shame and make that their flag is just not fair. It just shouldn't be the first thing said about the church and its a
shame that that's the first thing you think of.

originally posted by: RustyNailer
To be honest, he's probably the perfect choice to share the news. For some strange reason, our government think that if we found out we were not
alone, that our minds would melt and we'd descend into anarchy. I mean, we have been desensitized to alien contact by Hollywood for decades. Show us
what you got, we can take it...

desensitized ?
What Hollywood has told us is that if they are real and they come here it's all over for the human race. To quote one movie or ahem, message from
Hollywood when President Whitmore (Bill Pullman) asked the captured alien in Indepependence day what they want us to do, "Die" was the only answer.
And the tagline for the movie "We always believed we weren't alone. On July 4th you'll wish we were."
Or maybe more like war of the world's or the day the earth stood still.
Of course we can always hope for Alf (lock up your cat's) or the phone home creature in ET. Or even Paul but what has Hollywood really told us? You
know if you believe that Hollywood is in cahoots with world leaders to soften our minds to this possibility. They don't paint a pretty picture if
that's their mission.

Its not shameful to NOT be blinded by reality. Looking the other way because it is not convenient or doesn't fit into your thought process, on the
other hand is shameful.

All those things you mentioned, Hitler,Castro,dictators and Mafia heads have all done as propaganda to manipulate the people. So I don't see why you
think that vindicates the Church?

However, you avoided the gist of the post:

Religion picking and choosing what morality and believes are convenient at the time based on societies acceptance of those believes and moralities.
It has nothing to do with a GOD , but rather financial reasoning and staying relevant.

Religion has a tendency to drop its morals to stay relevant and attract follower$.

Hence, I suspect they are covering their bases in case ET is found. In the not to far way future, I will suspect they will also fully embrace
homosexuality as it becomes more acceptable by society.

Let me ask you , do think Gay marriage is ethical and should be allowed?

And what will you do , when the Vatican accepts it and even performs Gay marriage rituals?

I didn't say those things didn't happen. I didn't say those things weren't despicable I never made an excuse for that behaviour. All I did say was
that's not what the church is about and it shouldn't be the first thing to come to mind. It reeks of a mind in the gutter. I'm not blind nor do I have
my head in the sand on the other hand I don't suffer from tunnel vision either so there is actually room for other better thoughts to be experienced
about the church.
But never mind We're off topic and your thoughts are always going to be your own.

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